Laura Fitzgerald
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If either of them passes, Prop 40, or the billionaire tax, won't be enacted. -
But it could be cancelled out if Prop 41 or Prop 42 passes. -
The California Assembly killed a proposal on wildfire liability during their final day of session just days after the deal between lawmakers and Governor Gavin Newsom was announced. -
State lawmakers also passed a series of bills during their final days of session aimed at regulating data centers projects. -
Governor Gavin Newsom and some lawmakers say a recent deal on wildfire liability doesn’t go far enough to limit utility exposure. -
Newsom wanted to limit how much utilities have to pay when their equipment sparks destructive wildfires, to protect them from fiscal insolvency. -
California lawmakers passed a bill over the weekend to enhance penalties for social media influencers, who post on behalf of a political campaign without disclosing they were paid for the post. -
A bill that would increase liability for social media companies that harm children is headed to the Governor’s desk. -
A bill that would make it easier for people to sue federal agents for civil rights violations advanced in the legislature yesterday. -
California Democrats are pushing back on a US Supreme Court ruling on Monday allowing President Trump’s executive order on vote by mail ballots to take effect temporarily.
